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Name
Nargis Nehan
Title
Women’s Right advocate and Ex Government Minister
Bio
Nargis Nehan given the title, “Iron Woman of Kabul” by Bloomberg in 2019 when she was the Mines and Petroleum Acting Minister, has dedicated her life to developing Afghanistan by empowering women and youth and fighting corruption through government and civil society.
Ms. Nehan is one of Afghans who migrated to Pakistan during civil war. While her family’s priority was to meet the very basic needs of life, given her passion for education, her family found ways to financially support her to complete her education. As soon as she graduated from high school, she started working for an international organization to support her family while pursuing her higher education in the evening. When the Interim Administration of Afghanistan was established, Ms. Nehan returned to Afghanistan to take part in her country’s reconstruction. Ms. Nehan has served public offices as Director General of the Treasury Department at the Ministry of Finance and Senior Advisor to the Ministers of Education and Higher Education. During her service, Ms. Nehan initiated several reform projects and implemented them successfully. During her service in public sector, Ms. Nehan earned the reputation of a patriot and a reformist woman.
After seven years of service in public sector, Ms. Nehan felt her routine jobs were not satisfying her passion, and she left government to found a civil society organization for empowering women and youth. During this time, Ms. Nehan also served as member of Supreme Council of Afghanistan’s Central Bank. After establishment of National Unity Government, Ms. Nehan once again was called to join the government, serving as Advisor to President for two years and Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum for almost three years.
Since collapse of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and all the restrictions Taliban enforced on Afghan women, Ms. Nehan is living in exile and tirelessly advocating for Afghan women’s rights and restoration of democracy in Afghanistan.
Ms. Nehan is one of Afghans who migrated to Pakistan during civil war. While her family’s priority was to meet the very basic needs of life, given her passion for education, her family found ways to financially support her to complete her education. As soon as she graduated from high school, she started working for an international organization to support her family while pursuing her higher education in the evening. When the Interim Administration of Afghanistan was established, Ms. Nehan returned to Afghanistan to take part in her country’s reconstruction. Ms. Nehan has served public offices as Director General of the Treasury Department at the Ministry of Finance and Senior Advisor to the Ministers of Education and Higher Education. During her service, Ms. Nehan initiated several reform projects and implemented them successfully. During her service in public sector, Ms. Nehan earned the reputation of a patriot and a reformist woman.
After seven years of service in public sector, Ms. Nehan felt her routine jobs were not satisfying her passion, and she left government to found a civil society organization for empowering women and youth. During this time, Ms. Nehan also served as member of Supreme Council of Afghanistan’s Central Bank. After establishment of National Unity Government, Ms. Nehan once again was called to join the government, serving as Advisor to President for two years and Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum for almost three years.
Since collapse of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and all the restrictions Taliban enforced on Afghan women, Ms. Nehan is living in exile and tirelessly advocating for Afghan women’s rights and restoration of democracy in Afghanistan.
